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---
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name: inventree-ipn-generator
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author: LavissaWoW
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license: MIT
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open_source: true                                                                 
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stable: true
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maintained: true
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pypi: true
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package_name: inventree-ipn-generator
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github: https://github.com/LavissaWoW/inventree-ipn-generator
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issue_tracker: https://github.com/LavissaWoW/inventree-ipn-generator/issues
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categories:
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    - Event
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tags:
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    - Part
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    - IPN
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    - Generator
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---
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## Introduction
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Installing this plugin enables the automatic generation if Internal Part Numbers (IPN) for parts.
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## Installation
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To automatically install the plugin when running `invoke install`:
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Add `inventree-ipn-generator` to your plugins.txt file.
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Or, install the plugin manually:
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```
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pip install inventree-ipn-generator
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```
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For the plugin to be listed as available, you need to enable "Event Integration" in your plugin settings.
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This setting is located with the Plugin Settings on the settings page.
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## Settings
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- Active - Enables toggling of plugin without having to disable it
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- On Create - If on, the plugin will assign IPNs to newly created parts
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- On Change - If on, the plugin will assign IPNs to parts after a change has been made.
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Enabling this setting will remove the ability to have parts without IPNs.
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## Pattern
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Part Number patterns follow three basic groups. Literals, Numerics, and characters.
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When incrementing a part number, the rightmost group that is mutable will be incremented.
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All groups can be combined in any order.
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A pattern cannot consist of _only_ Literals.
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For any pattern, only the rightmost non-literal group will be incremented.
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When this group rolls over its max, the next non-literal group to the left will be incremented.
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Example: Given the groups (named for demo): L1C1N1C2L2
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Incrementing follows this order: C2, N1, C1.
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> **_NOTE:_** When C1 in the above example rolls over, the plugin will loop back to the first IPN.
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> This will cause duplicate IPNs if your InvenTree allows duplicate IPNs.
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> If your InvenTree does not allow duplicate IPNs, this will cause an error at the moment!
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> This will be addressed in an upcoming update.
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### Literals (Immutable)
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Anything encased in `()` will be rendered as-is. no change will be made to anything within.
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Example: `(A6C)` will _always_ render as "A6C", regardless of other groups
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### Numeric
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Numbers that should change over time should be encased in `{}`
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- `{5}` respresents a number with max 5 digits
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- `{25+}` represents a number 25-99
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Example: `{5+}{3}` will result in this range: 5000-9999
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### Characters
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Characters that change should be encased in `[]`
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- `[abc]` represents looping through the letters `a`, `b`, `c` in order.
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- `[a-f]` represents looping through the letters from `a` to `f` alphabetaically
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These two directives can be combined.
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- `[aQc-f]` represents:
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- - `a`, `Q`, `c-f`
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### Examples
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1. `(AB){3}[ab]` -> AB001a, AB001b, AB002a, AB021b, AB032a, etc
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2. `{2}[Aq](BD)` -> 01ABD, 01qBD, 02ABD, 02qBD, etc
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3. `{1}[a-d]{8+}` -> 1a8, 1a9, 1b8, 1b9, 1c8, 1c9, 1d8, 1d9, 2a8, etc
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